Verdun: Looking at History

Verdun: Looking at History

Verdun, visions d'histoire
🎞️ Movie 151 min FR
โ˜… 7.3 /10 1928

In 1928 Poirier completed Verdun: Visions of History, a dramatized documentary about the battle. The film was shot on site of the carnage. Poirier utilised, ten years after the conflict, the battlefield and the ruins of the forts of Vaux and Douaumont. The performers were French and German veterans and a few professional actors.

Direction
Screenplay

Cast

Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean
Le soldat français
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Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère
Suzanne Bianchetti
Suzanne Bianchetti
L'épouse
Hans Brausewetter
Hans Brausewetter
Fritz - le soldat allemand
Thomy Bourdelle
Thomy Bourdelle
L'officier allemand
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Berthe Jalabert
Maurice Schutz
Maurice Schutz
Le maréchal d'empire
Pierre Nay
Pierre Nay
Le fils
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Jean Dehelly
Le jeune homme
Daniel Mendaille
Daniel Mendaille
Le mari
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André Petiot
Composer
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Georges Million
Cinematographer